Match-box



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' TC BOX.

Patented Oct. 4 1921.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 1.

7/ I K9 Inventor 29 Q fljzfljfajear War -;umrsb- STATES "PATENT fumes."

HENRI MA EU oFMON rREA eunjn'ncycenennr 1 MATCH-BOX.

To all whom it may concern I i V Be it known that I,. HE 1sRr Msimiix, a

subject of the KingofGreat Britain, resid-- 'ing at M'ontreal, Providence ofQuebec, Canada, have invented, certain new and useful Improvements in,Match-Boxes; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, T

clear, a and exact description of 'theinvention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertain's to make and use'the vsame.

The present invention relates to new and ngthe closing sections or flaps in open pouseful improvements in cartonsor boxes. for containing matches,-tooth picks, or the like.

The. primary object of the. invention is the provision of a carton or box in which .the saidma tches, tooth picks or the like can be dispensed .and whichv is so constructed that the same.may also be used for a container for said matches or from which they can be removed a few ata time "Another object of the invention isthe provision of a container having a plurality of, w

" stantially rectangular formation,v comprising a bottom 8 to the opposite closing flaps orwsections, one of which may be moved outwardly, when the device is 7 used as a container, for the purpose of delivering matches or the like to the user a few-at a time.

Still another object of the invention is the provision of a carton or box of the type above specified which is usedvparticularly for matches and which may have upon the sides thereof suitable abrasive substance upon which the matches can be'lighted.

A further object of the invention is the provision of a carton or box such asde-, scribed so constructed that the same will produce a tightly closed container in which matches, tooth picks and the like may ,be

opening. of the said box or carton and the consequent loss of its contents.

A still further object of the invention is the provision of a cartonor box such as above referred to, which will. be comparatively simple and inexpensive to manufacture,reliable and eflicient in use, and readily operated; I i 7 With the above and other objects in view, the present invention resides in the novel features of construction, formations, combinations, and'arrangements of arts to be hereinafter more fully describe claimed,

Specification of Letters Patent;

,. Beferring-now to the accompanying ,drawings by [corresponding 0 reference throughout the several views, the

shipped or dispensed without danger of the:

' and illu strated the accompanying drawings forming-a part ofthe present applicawhich llustrating its use for shipping or disr e s p pos Fig. 3 s a plan "view of theblank from which the said carton orv box is-constructed;

. Eig. iris aodetail perspective View showsition, K r 7 'Fig. 5 is a ver'ticalfsectional view taken through Fig. 1; and, o 'F1g.\6 -'s an enlargeddetail sectional view illustrating the supporting clip.

characters numeral designates in general. my improved -=box or .contamer wh ch 1s of sublongitudinal edges of which are connected the side members 9. A lower end member 10 is formed uponthe lower edge of the bottom 8 and is after which the lower end'locking flaps 11 may be folded upon the outer side thereof and tacked thereto by a suitable fastener 12. These lower end locking members 11 are p Patented Oct. 4-, 1921." v Applieationg -filfed October 2,i1 e2 o. ;seri 1 No. 416,495.

adapted to be folded at right angles/thereto, I

formed upon the lower edges of the side" I members 9.

. Upper end members 13 are formed upon the opposite edges of the side members 9 and are foldedupon themselves as illustrated in Figs. 5-and 6. of the drawings. A movable end or supporting member 14' is formed upon the upper edge of the bottom 8' and is free to move relative to the end 'members 13; This member lat-likewise supports the upper flap 15 which is tapered at its free end slightly as shown at 16, and has secured to its opposite side edges upper side locking flaps 17 provided with lnwardly tapered extensions 18 which are adapted to engage the slits 19 formed inthe side members .9 for locking this upper closing memher in the drawings.

The upper side locking. flaps 17 have seposition shown in Fig. l of the free edge a lower hinged closure 21 "which is adapted when the device is used for dispensing or shipping matches or the like to extend beneath the tapered end 16 of the u per closing flap or section 15, asjclearly il ustrated in Fig. 2. y I i I The lower closure 21 is providedwitlr side flaps 22 which, when the device is assembled,

project into the container in: engagement with the inner surfaces of the side members 9. The edges of the members 22*are curved as at 23 in such manner'that they. will have sliding engagement with the lower "end'of the section 15, as'shown in Fig. 1, and when the closing'flap 21 is pulled outwardly, as

' shown in Fig. 1, these edges 23 will enga the lower edge of the; flap 1 5 and limit t e outward movement of thesaid closure'21.

. 7 As shown in' Fig. f the drawings, the

' 'othersim'ilar manner.

device is used for thepurposes of sh pping or dispensing matches, tooth picks and other like articles. After the purchaser receives the carton orbox 7 he may suspend the same from a suitable support by means of a hook 24 which is attached tothe. bottom 8 by bending thesame as shown at 25 or in any He then] disengages the'lower closing flap'or'section 21 from the tapered end 16 of the upper section 15 and V as pullstheflap 21 outwardly, as shown in Figs'l and 5. As the 10 has hih'gedly 7 my hand. device is then supported on end, the contents thereof, will fall into the chute which is provided by the section 21 and its side members 22 from where said contents canbe removed a few at a time.

connection with the accompanying drawings, it will be manifestthat a cartonv or box is provided for matches, tooth picks or similar articles, which will fulfil all of. the necessary requirements of such a device, and it parting from the spirit or sacrificing any of 'the'advantages of the invention. I

'40 From the foregoing description taken in should'be understood in this connection that 7 various minor changes in the specific details 3 of construction can be resorted to within the ,scope of'the appended claims, without ,de-

I Having thus fully described the invention,

what I, claim as new and desire to protect by Letters Patent is In a carton such'as described, thecom- 'binationofoppos1te" side; and end members and a bottom therefor, an upper. closing secti on'secu'red'to' oneend of the box and having interlocking engagement 'Withthe sides of the box, the lower end of the said upper closing section being tapered, a lower closing section hinged to the lower end fthe box,

charge chute'for. the contents of said box;

In witness whereof I have hereunto set a HE R M H UX an extension thereon fitted beneaththe lower tapered edge of the upper closing section,

side'memb'ers formed upon the lowerclosing section and fitted w'ithin'the box,'said lower 7 'section a'daptedto bepulled outwardly and I with the side sections'thereof to form a dis- V 

